holdback

holdback
/hohld"bak'/, n.
1. the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
2. a device for restraining or checking, as a doorstop or tieback.
3. a stop or delay: a holdback in negotiations.
4. a withholding: the holdback of a day's pay.
5. something, as a planned expenditure or allotment, that is withheld or deferred.
[1575-85; n. use of v. phrase hold back]

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